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Tsumeb.com: Mission Statement

Tsumeb.com is a not-for-profit, collaborative project with the goal of collating and sharing information relating to the famous Tsumeb Mine in Namibia, one of the most diverse and prolific mineralogical localities in the world. The site was launched on February 8, 2016 from which date interested individuals are invited to contribute by submitting verified information and high quality images relating to the mineralogy, geology, history and personalities that define this unique mineralogical occurrence.

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A platform for submission of contributions will be added to the site shortly. In the meantime, please email all correspondence relating to this site to the following address: info@tsumeb.com

Adamite, (w. Tsumcorite and Philipsbornite)

A fan of lustrous prismatic crystals of emerald-green adamite (?) is associated with a single tabular crystal of tan-coloured wulfenite (at right of photograph) and a crust of earthy yellow arsenate material. A combination of XRD and EDS analysis has established that this yellow crust is a mixture of tsumcorite, philipsbornite, and quartz.

The adamite-olivenite series mineral has not been analysed, but the colour and habit are consistent with a composition in the adamite-zincolivenite range.